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THE SAGA
OF SINBAD Literacy, ICT

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas is a brand new action adventure story told on film.
The character of Sinbad has been around for thousands of years in the Arabian Nights
tales. Sinbad was, and is in this film, a mysterious hero and his stories are exciting fights
between good and evil.

Activity 1
Find out more about the Arabian Nights stories. Search on the
internet or in a library to find examples. Search through to see if
you can find out about Sinbad. What sort of person was he in the
stories? What sort of person is he in the film? Create a character
profile and compare the differences and similarities.
Here are some useful website addresses:
http://www.middleeastuk.com/culture/mosaic/arabian.htm
www.arabiannights.org

Activity 2
Here is a list of words taken from the description of the story
from the film Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas website
(www.uip.co.uk/sinbad).
action daring rogue trouble stealing
precious stow away chaos sirens scorpions
Find out the meaning of these words, then make up your
own description of the story using the words in the list.

After you have seen the film

See the full description of the story of Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
by visiting www.uip.co.uk/sinbad, clicking on ‘Visit the official site’, then ‘Enter site’,
then ‘Story’ and then ‘The Synopsis’. Did this description miss any details out?
Write a more detailed description.

Worksheet 1 www.uip.co.uk/sinbad www.filmeducation.org

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FRIENDS
AND RIVALS Literacy, PSHE

Here are four of the main characters from Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas.
Read their descriptions.

SINBAD MARINA
This is Marina. She is
This is Sinbad. He is a
strong willed, stubborn
daring, mischievous sailor
and very brave.
who loves adventure.

SPIKE
ERIS This is Spike. He lives on
Sinbad’s ship. He is a
This is Eris. She is the
good judge of character
Goddess of Chaos and
and extremely loyal.
a true diva! She has the
power to cause chaos
wherever she goes.

Activity 2
Activity 1 Marina has always dreamed of a life
at sea, even though she is the
Which character are you most similar
Ambassador of Thrace. What do you
to? On a separate piece of paper
dream of for your future? Write down
draw a picture of yourself as one of
how you intend to make your
the characters and then write a short
dreams come true.
description of yourself underneath.

After you have seen the film

Sinbad battles many monsters in this film. Write a description of your favourite saying why you think that
one is the best. Make up your own type of monster which Sinbad must defeat. What does it look like?
How does it attack Sinbad and his crew? What happens? You could even draw a picture!

Worksheet 2 www.uip.co.uk/sinbad www.filmeducation.org

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THE GODDESS
OF CHAOS Literacy

Imagine what it would be like if Eris, the Goddess of Chaos visited your school!

Activity 1
Write a short story called ‘The Day that the Goddess of Chaos came
to my School’. How would the chaos that she brings affect the
school day?! Use the following headings to help you plan your story:

The main characters in my story are…

My story starts when…
The chaotic events that happens in my story are…
This is how my story ends…

Activity 2
Turn your story into a storyboard as if you were going to make it
into a film. To help you, use the storyboarding worksheets at
www.filmeducation.org by clicking on Primary Resources and then
scrolling down to 'Scriptwriting and Storyboarding'.

After you have seen the film

Create a storyboard for your favourite 'Eris' scene in the film.

Worksheet 3 www.uip.co.uk/sinbad www.filmeducation.org

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THE BOOK
OF PEACE Literacy, Citizenship

In the film Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, Sinbad is accused of stealing one of the
world's most powerful and priceless treasures - the Book of Peace.

What would be in your 'Book of Peace'?

Activity
In no more than 100 words, write what ‘peace’ means to you.
When you are happy with what you have written, ask your teacher
if you can email it to Film Education so that it can be entered in
our very own ‘Book of Peace’. The email address is:
postbox@filmeducation.org. Make sure you put the ‘Book of
Peace' in the title box. All entries will be added to the ‘Book of
Peace’ section on www.filmeducation.org/sinbad. Your teacher
will be able to tell you when the entries will be up on the website.

After you have seen the film

Write down what the film taught you about:
Sinbad
Peace
Friendship
Loyalty

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Written by Julie Roberts
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Worksheet 4 www.uip.co.uk/sinbad www.filmeducation.org